The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-14
TYRANNY OF THE TORIES
o'BRIEN IN A CELL NOT MUCH
LARGER THAN A BANDBOX.

are Not Properly Fed-Balfour Gives
No Promise of Bettering the Prison
er's Condition-Parliamen to Ad-
journ Friday.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-During the discussion
in the House of Commons last evening of
the amendments made in the House of
Lords to the coal mines bill Mr.. Graham,
advanced LiberaD member for Lankshire,
was suspended for refusing to apologize for
reference to the House of Lords.
Edward Harrington, Nationalist, mem
ber for West Kerry, was suspended during
last evenings sitting. The House, at the
time, was considering the amendments
made by the House of Lords to the truck bill
in reference to the weekly payment of wages
in Ireland. Mr.. Harrington, after being
warned for utterances during the debate,
was ordered by the Speaker to resume his
seat. He replied passonately: "I will not
resume my seat. You have been watching
to pounce upon me ever since | rose l
claim my right to speak"
Mr.. Harrington was thereupon suspended,
and retired from the House amid cheers by
the Parnellite members.
GRAHAM's ONSLAUGHT.
When Mr.. Graham first assailed the
House of Lords during the proceedings in the
House of Commons last night, he was sternly
rebuked by the Speaker, but Mr.. Graham
again attacked the upper house for daring,
as he said. to dictate to men elected by the
people The Speaker demanded an apology
from Mr. Graham for this direct disregard
of his authority MIR. Graham in response
said: II regret this matter, but in con-
science | cannot apologize
The Speaker thereupon named him. Mr..
Graham assured the Speaker that he had no
intention of being rude to him, but the
Speaker interrupted him and abruptly
declined to accept personal apology.
After Mr.. Harrington had been called to
order and had made an angry reply to the
Speakers warning, the latter with quiet
dignity said: Mr.. Harrington, l name
you"
w. H. Smith, the government leader, i'm
mediately moved that Mr. Harrington be
suspended.
The motion was greeted with ironical
laughter by the ParnelliteS of Hear, Hear
the BOOKSELLER" Referring to Mr.. Smiths
proprietorship of numerous book stalls in
Iondon,)
Mr.. Harrington withdrew from the House
during the division on Mr.. Smiths motion.
A GOVERNMENT COMMENT.
The Times, commenting on the debate in
The House of Commons last night on the
governments course in regard to Ireland,
;ays: ''The figure cut by the separatists'
eaders does not appear to have been found
impressive by their own followers. The OPP
position was not more thoroughly beaten
by votes than by argument
The Standard says: 1T is a relief to
know that the opposition failed ridiculously
to turn to factious uses the calamitous Incl
dent, which, in well ordered minds could
nly excite feeling of deepest regret"
sULLIvAN's DEFIANCE.
William Henry Smith, replying to ques-
ton in the House of Commons to-day said the
attention of the government had been called
to a statement contained i'll the Dublin
Weekly Eet0s, to the effect that it would
continue to publish reports of the
meetings of such branches of the Irish
National League as the govern
ment might order suppressed, to
show the futility of the governments at
tacks on the league. The paper, Mr.. Smith
said, belonged to the Lord Mayor of Dublin,
7. n. Sullivan, who was also member of
the House of Commons and Justice of the
Peace for Dublin. Nevertheless, if any of
the threatened publications were made, the
government would take steps to vindicate
en- law. [Cries of ''Hear, heart
o'BRIENs CONFINEMENT.
John Philip Nolan (Homeruler), member
for North Galway, asked if it was true that
Mr. OBrien was confined in a cell nine by
four feet, and if Mr.. Balfour meant to order
Reasonable accommodations for the prisoner
Mr.. Balfour said he had no knowledge
respecting the nature of the cell. OF course,
he added, it was his desire that Mr.. O'Brien
should be comfortably confined, and the
prison rules provided that untried prisoners
should have reasonable accommodations
Mr.. Nolan said he hoped the government
would relax the prison rules applicable to
political offenders in Ireland, and especially
urged modification of the degrading duties
enforced on common criminals.
John Dillon said it was manifest that the
government had power to infiict personal
punishment upon their political opponents,
especially upon members of the Irish party
who therefore had a right to demand
security that they would not be treated
like pickpockets. His own experience as
political prisoner in Ireland was that food
was meted on the starvation system in Irish
Jails. If Mr.. O'Brien was confined in an
ordinary cell it was cruel seeing
that he was in delicate health.
He Dillon was convinced that the people
OF England would not stand continuance
OF the treatment the government gave po-
lltical prisoners. If the government per-
sisted in this course they would arouse a
storm of hate they would find difficult to
quell
OPPOSED TO DISCRIMINATION.
Mr.. Balfour said he was unable to see that
offenses of persons arrested under the
crimes act differed from oifenses under the
ordinary law. Any alteration in the treat
ment of prisoners ought TO be applied after
due inquiry All prisoners should be treated
alike regarding prison discipline. He had
difficulty in reconciling the statements now
made with the language formerly
used by the Irish members 60
The effect that if the crimes
act were enforced the bulk of the prisoners
put in Jail under its provisions would be
better off than they were outside. He was
unable to conceive how the IRISH members
could make any distinction between the
prison treatment of persons under arrest for
netting the people to crime and outrages
and that given to those under arrest for
committing crime and outrages. Mr..
OBrien had only himself to thank
Ior being now in custody,
II he had appeared in court at Mitchells-
town to answer the summons commanding
nun to appear there and answer to the
charges against him, even If convicted he
might have remained at large prior TO ad-
lldlcation of an appeal. conservative
cheersl
AN EXCEPTIONAL LAW.
John Morley Q4iberaD said the action of
the Irish members was due 20 the nature OF